HyperDic: affrication

English > 1 sense of the word *affrication*:
NOUN	communication	affrication	the conversion of a simple stop consonant into an affricate

affrication > pronunciation
Sounds	ae.frahkey'shahn
Rhymes	Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...

English > *affrication*: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
Meaning	The conversion of a simple stop consonant into an affricate.
Broader	articulation	The aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech
Spanish	africación, fricatización
Catalan	africació, africación, fricatització